Turning the Other Cheek Mat 5:38-39

Turning the Other Cheek Mat 5:38-39

  • An Eye for an Eye
  • An Eye for an Eye doesn’t have you as Judge Exo 21:1; Exo 21:22-24; Deu 16:18-20
  • An Eye for an Eye requires Witnesses Deu 19:15-21
  • Eye for an Eye for All Peoples Lev 24:17-22; Lev 19:33-34
  • Turn the other Cheek
  • How Did Jesus Respond when slapped? Joh 18:19-23; Eph 4:26-27
  • How Did Paul Respond when Slapped? Act 23:1-5; Exo 22:28
  • David’s response to Sauls Anger 1Sa 24:10-15
  • So How Should we Conduct Ourselves
  • Jesus is our example of honourable conduct 1Pe 2:20-23
  • Understand you are a child of God Rom 12:17-19
  • But, Understand you are a child of God Jas 1:19-20; Col 3:8-10